Drugs Scorecard true 0% 59 Checks mostly-true 0% 53 Checks Half True 0% 41 Checks mostly-false 0% 38 Checks false 0% 75 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 21 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Drugs Donald Trump stated on January 5, 2026 in an X post: Maduro was “flooding America with deadly fentanyl.” January 7, 2026 Donald Trump stated on December 1, 2025 in una publicación en Truth Social: Video muestra noticia de “última hora” en el que el presidente venezolano Nicolás Maduro se “rindió públicamente” ante el presidente Donald Trump. December 4, 2025 Donald Trump stated on December 1, 2025 in a Truth Social post: Video shows “breaking” news that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro "publicly surrendered" to President Donald Trump. December 3, 2025 X posts stated on November 6, 2025 in an X post: “RFK Jr. flees the scene after Novo Nordisk Executive Gordon Findlay collapsed in the Oval Office.” November 7, 2025 Donald Trump stated on October 15, 2025 in una conferencia de prensa: Con respecto a los ataques contra las embarcaciones en las costas de Venezuela, “por cada barco que destruimos, salvamos 25,000 vidas estadounidenses”. October 23, 2025 Rand Paul stated on October 19, 2025 in an interview: “About 25% of the time the Coast Guard boards a ship, there are no drugs.” October 22, 2025 Donald Trump stated on October 15, 2025 in news conference: Regarding boat strikes off the coast of Venezuela, “Every boat that we knock out we save 25,000 American lives.” October 16, 2025 X posts stated on May 20, 2025 in X posts: The Sean “Diddy” Combs trial testimony revealed that former President Barack Obama was “caught in secret meetings with Diddy’s drug runner.” May 22, 2025 Pam Bondi stated on April 29, 2025 in en una publicación en X: En los primeros 100 días del presidente Donald Trump, las incautaciones de fentanilo salvaron entre "119 millones" y "258 millones" de vidas. May 9, 2025 Pam Bondi stated on April 29, 2025 in an X post: In President Donald Trump’s first 100 days, fentanyl seizures saved “119 million” to “258 million” lives. May 1, 2025 Facebook posts stated on January 26, 2025 in Facebook posts: “Pfizer just released its list of side effects of its COVID-19 vaccine.” January 30, 2025 Ron Johnson stated on November 17, 2024 in TV interview: “There's never been a placebo-controlled study on childhood vaccines.” By Madeline Heim • January 2, 2025 Kamala Harris stated on October 7, 2024 in an interview: “We have cut the flow of fentanyl by half.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe • October 11, 2024 Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2024 in a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania: Vice President Kamala Harris “even wants to legalize fentanyl.” By Amy Sherman • October 1, 2024 Eric Hovde stated on August 13, 2024 in Public appearance: Says U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin “has done absolutely nothing” about the fentanyl crisis. By Laura Schulte • August 22, 2024 Donald Trump stated on July 24, 2024 in a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina: “We’re losing 300,000 people a year to fentanyl that comes through our border. We had it down to the lowest number and now it’s worse than it’s ever been.” By Jacob Gardenswartz • August 16, 2024 Viral image stated on June 18, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Justin Timberlake allegedly had traces of molly, poppers, Truvada, and coke in his bloodstream following his DWI arrest in New York.” June 21, 2024 Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2024 in a Facebook post: Tennessee has become the first state in the U.S. to ban Bill Gates’ mRNA from being pumped into the food supply. April 11, 2024 Tammy Baldwin stated on March 7, 2024 in Public appearance: “We’re facing situations these days where you have to have two officers in the evidence room in case there’s an accidental (fentanyl) exposure.” By Laura Schulte • March 29, 2024 Instagram posts stated on February 26, 2024 in an Instagram post: The government did more to stop the distribution of ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine than to stop the distribution of fentanyl. 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Donald Trump Designate drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations State Department designates six cartels and two gangs as foreign terrorist organizations | February 26, 2025
Joe Biden Lower cost of prescription drugs Joe Biden reduced prescription drug prices, but not by 60% across the board | December 16, 2024
Joe Biden Allow import of prescription drugs from other countries Biden FDA approves Florida request to import drugs from Canada, but state didn’t act | December 6, 2024
Joe Biden Repeal law barring Medicare from negotiating lower drug prices Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act will allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices | August 10, 2022
Joe Biden Change tax code so pharmaceutical production stays in the US Joe Biden fails to change the tax code to keep pharmaceutical companies’ production in the U.S. | December 2, 2024
Joe Biden Expand services for people during and after incarceration Biden increases funding, announces strategic plan to ease reentry for incarcerated individuals | July 24, 2024
Joe Biden Decriminalize marijuana Biden pushes marijuana rescheduling forward, but Trump administration likely to finish process | December 16, 2024
Barack Obama Send first-time nonviolent drug offenders to rehab if appropriate Clear emphasis on drug treatment approaches | December 6, 2012
Barack Obama Eliminate disparity in sentencing for crack and cocaine Congress reduces disparity | August 13, 2010
Barack Obama Enhance drug courts Drug courts are expanding, though not in federal system | December 6, 2012
